March 18, 2019

17% off for St. Patrick's Day. Trees, that's what it is about. Richard Powers will make it interesting.



I thumbed through this while at Barnes and Noble. Didn't have a coupon then. A quick review, packaged in graphics. I need it for the plays I haven't seen or read. A small lot.



Sirius XM Channel 30 had Irish Music all weekend. Flogging Molly‘s Dave King and Bridget Regan hosted traditional jigs and contemporary Irish rock songs — from folk groups like The Chieftains and The Dubliners to Celtic punk bands like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, and The Pogues. Real good stuff.

March 17, 2019

St. Patrick's Day. Going to make a Corned Beef simmered in Guinness Stout.



Got the recipe from Allrecipes. Of course, I did some modifications including throwing a little Jameson.



Went to the Barclay's Center for a College game.



Local bar had an outside porch on the upper level. 70 degrees and a great place to hang out.



Love the hat.



Guinness settling.



$5 win and $41 win in a real poker game.

March 15, 2019

St. Patrick's Day is this Sunday. Welcome to St. Patrick's day weekend.



B-Ball starts the Tournament season. Will go see my college team.



Yesterday was Pi day. Boston Market had a BOGO.



A Christmas gift I had to wait to wear.

March 18, 2017

From yesterday.



My main bracket is at 86%. The ones I didn't pick look to lose their next games, looking good unless a big upset throws things off. **** Update, My 97% bracket with Villanova winning is now dead. Villanover, Nova no longer a lox.



Sometimes I don't pay attention to things because they work, although not up to standards. I pay extra for faster internet and I only started seeing if I get what am paying for, like running a speed-test. Yikes, 10mbps download, 5mbps upload. I did a spectrum chat and the technician on the other end did some jiggling to my modem off-site and then I was 50mbps download and 25mbps upload, better but not what I am paying for monthly. I was told to connect via ethernet which for some reason I had not, probably due to my move two years ago.I did have a technician doing the install, but no ethernet connection. Don't know how I missed it. I was more interested in connecting the apartment via WiFi.Everything was off of WiFi. Now 95 mbps and 23mbps.



Big Apple BBQ is back in Madison Square Park: June 10 - 11, 2017.

March 17, 2017

Early morning Irish coffee with soda bread and cheese. Sláinte !



A friend is taking a Panama Canal cruise. So this is a bon voyage gift.



BUILLE 'Dog a l'Orange'



Irish channels are: 27,28,30,33 and 41.




Today's Google Doodle is Skellig Michael, a World Heritage–listed remote island off the Irish coast near County Kerry. Also, where Rey meets Luke at end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

March 13, 2017

Winter Storm Stella, a Nor'easter, approaches. NY1 is usually accurate but they say NYC will get 10" - 20." They apologized, saying mix of rain may lower estimates, but it will depend on different factors that could change. New model out at 2 pm today.



Made my picks. One picks Villanova, the other Duke.



St. Pat's prep.

March 8, 2017

Looking ahead, lose an hour this weekend.



Looking ahead, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday this year.

March 5, 2017

Listening to the Laura Nyro Live at Carnegie Hall CD. Really taken with When I was a Freeport and You were the Main Drag. Does it refer to the Freeport Speedway and drag racing ? Or is it a free port and a highway ? Speedway to her heart ? Or is drag a boring or tiresome person ? That song and a terrific Sweet Blindness make the album a special one.

You took my heart, misery
You taught me blues
Well I got a lot of patience baby
That's a lot of patience to lose
I'm crying, I'm mad at my country
Now I've been treated bad
When I was a freeport and you were the main drag.

Broken blues, I just don't know
Little bird, flying by my window
Take me where you go
I'm crying - I'm looking at these times
And It's bound to drive me mad
When I was a freeport and you were the main drag



St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday this year, right in the middle of Lent. Problem ? No worry, Bishops throughout America granting dispensations for Corned Beef eaters. I prefer Pastrami myself. I will have Irish Coffee and pass on the beef.



$25 win !



Ordered this stein from Amazon.

March 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day ! I even made a Corned Beef sandwich for today's lunch. I actually prefer Pastrami, but it is March 17th.



Today's NYT Crossword 4d, I knew I saw it before.



Guinness and B-Ball, my usual St. Patrick's Day. Four games at once, at times.

March 11, 2016

Start of St. Patrick's Day warm-up with B-Ball and Guinness.



Waikiki Beach, Honolulu. Might be going on a free trip provided by a relative. They had a cancellation.

March 5, 2016

Going to have to take a day off. Start cleaning out a storage space, go to Barclay's Center to the A-10 tourny and just hang out.



St. Patrick's Day coming up, followed at the end of the month with Easter.

March 17, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day ! Time for Soda Bread and Irish Coffee. Topped off with Guinness tonight.



Green Bagels.



Soda Bread and Irish Coffee,Dropkick Murphys for the music.

March 13, 2015

The second of three 2015 Friday the 13ths. Paraskevidekatriaphobia abounds.



Looking forward to Tuesday, Irish coffees and Soda Bread. Kerrygold is the butter, they even have it at Stop and Shop.



Time for a little Barclay Center action. Great arena, food and beer are top notch.



St. Patrick's Day warm-up.

March 15, 2014

Since St. Patrick's day is on a Monday, this is St. Patrick's Day weekend. Time for soda bread and Irish Coffee.



Went to the A-10 championships at the Barclays Center for two afternoon games. Nice arena, actually better than MSG.



Oh yeah, I am ready. Half and Halfs coming up with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale as the bottom half. The name "Black and Tan" is not used in Ireland as a term for a mixture of two beers, the drink is instead referred to as a Half and half due to the association with the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, nicknamed the "Black and Tans", which was sent into Ireland in the early 1920s.

Sláinte! - "To Your Health!"